May Day Sale!

Hi, friends!  Just a quick post to tell you that there is a SALE going on at the Great Impressions store!  If you use code MayDay at check out, you will receive 15% off your order!  As always, there is FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders over $25!  HURRY--this only lasts through Sunday! HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Design Team Call!

You heard right!  Great Impressions Stamps is having a Design Team call!  We are in need of a few enthusiastic, friendly and talented stampers!  This call will run from May 1st, 2014 until May 15th, 2014.

At this time, this DT call is open to U.S. residents only.

Requirements

• Have an active blog for at least 6 months.
• Able to commit to a 6 month term beginning July 1st, 2014.
• Ability to take excellent bright photographs.
• Have an active Facebook account.
• Enjoy posting comments.
• Participate in our challenges and hops.
• Create 4-5 projects for the Great Impressions Stamps Blog on an assigned weekly basis.
• Be willing to create a video or picture tutorial twice during your term.

Rewards

• Generous supply of free quality red rubber Stickable stamps every month.
• Your name, a link to your blog, and photo will be displayed on the Great Impressions Stamps blog and store website.
• Opportunity to purchase stamps at wholesale prices for the duration of your term.
• Plus, a great chance to work with a fun and friendly team!

Does this sound like something that would interest you?

If so, we want to hear from you! 

Here is what you need to do:

1.     First, be/become a follower of the Great Impressions Stamps Blog, follow us on Pinterest and “Like” our Facebook page.

2.     Next, email the following to Mynnette at onastampage@yahoo.com with the words "Great Impressions Stamps DT Call" in the subject line: 

• Full name, email address, blog link, Facebook link, and any online galleries you may have (Flickr, Youtube, Splitcoast etc.)
• Short bio including your design style and why you would love to join the team.
• Current design teams and terms.
• Previous DT experience, if any.  Previous experience on a design team is NOT REQUIRED.
• Attach 1-3 photos of projects you've made using Great Impressions stamps if you have done so in the past.  (Not required, we just love seeing what you've done with our images!)

Deadline for submission is May 15th at 12:00 NOON Central Time.

Please e-mail:  Mynnette at onastampageATyahooDOTcom with any questions

BEFORE you submit your application.

For My Mother

Hi, all!  Happy May Day! :)  I'm back today with a card created for Mother's Day and using stamps from the Great Impressions store!  I've used some NEW stamps that are available TODAY! :)

Here's the card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Details~

Inside of card.

Products used: F579 Flower Blossom, D482 Dotted Leaves, D350 For My Mother, D388 Warmth and Love

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!  For more inspiration, come back each day and then check out our monthly challenge--a new one starts Sunday!  And if you EVER use Great Impressions stamps, make sure to link the creation up in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Today I got to color this beautiful H251 Tall Tulip  from Great Impressions. 

It was so fast and easy to do. 

I just love this design. 

After coloring the tulip, I  die cut my focal image and placed it on striped yellow paper. 

I added a die cut vine for interest. 

I could always use a birthday card so I used the G483 Tag sentiment.
You still have time to join our challenge here.

Inspiration Day with Carolyn

Hi ya peeps, it's my turn to share a project with you.

It's raining here in Minnesota and I thought it would

be approporiate to use the following train of thought...

Rain, Recycle and Rubber Boots.

April showers bring May flowers and when it's raining you need rubber boots and recycling is a new trend in the crafts world. I recycled an image I've used before, changed a little bit of the color and added a pretty background.

The image is called Spring Boots F545 and it's one of my favorites. I colored the image using copics and I added some mulberry flower and seambinding ribbon.

Have you ever recycled using parts of an old project? Give it a try!

Join in on our current challenge and check us out on Facebook,

there are lots of great inspiration projects to help you get started.

Carolyn

Color Me Happy

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a project with you!

I am so SUPER excited to share my project with you today!!

It was my little sister's birthday recently and she LOVES nail polish!

So when I seen the new Color Me Happy (C464) stamp I knew I had to create some kind of fun project for her!

This is what I came up with:

Isn't it fun?!  I personally LOVE it!!
She loves painting her nails along with painting my little girl's nails, so she'll love this!

I also used the Flower Bouquet (J110) stamp to add the pretty floral design to the nail polish bottle!

More details on my personal blog here.
Check out what is in the inside!! :)

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a wonderful week!

Tutorial Saturday With Ellen

Hi my sweet Great Impressions friends and welcome to my first EVER tutorial. I love using dies and stamps, but sometimes either the die doesn’t fit exactly right or I want to highlight an area of the stamp. How do I do it? I use the Out Of The Box technique and this is how it is done.
Supplies you will need:

• Die cutting machine
• Die
• Card stock
• Adhesive
• Stamp
• Ink
• Pencil with eraser
• Copics (or other markers for coloring)
• Scissors/craft knife
• Anything else you would like to use to finish your card

Once you have chosen your stamp and die, decide which part of your stamp will be "outside the box" and line it up.  In my case, I have part of the flower and the leaf on the outside (I have marked the area outside the box in red).




Using a pencil make small, light pencil marks on the INSIDE of the die where the image and die meet.




You should have two marks for each part that will be outside of the die. Hopefully you can see mine in this picture.




Using your scissors or a craft knife, cut from the edge of the paper to where the mark touched the die being careful to cut just along the edge of the image. Then cut around the outer edge of the image, or you can leave the final trimming to do after the next step.  In this picture you can see I have already cut around the flower, but have not cut around the leaf yet. Carefully slip this portion of the image inside the die and over the edge so it won't be cut when run through your die cutter. Slip the die into place over your image.




Run the die and image through your die cutting machine. It will look like this when you remove it.  Remove the die and finish cutting around the edge if you did not already do this. Erase pencil marks.




Now you are ready to color with your favorite markers.




Once your image is colored, use any materials you wish to complete your card.



(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (Sweet Chick - G499 and Hello Friend - B152); Dies: Spellbinders; DP: Wild Rose Studio (Annabelle’s Garden); EF: Darice – Chevron)

Well, that is it. What do you think? Thank you so much for visiting and trying my tutorial!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK!
Hugs!

My Blog: In A World Of Craft

Under the Sea

      I started this card by stamping and masking three different Great Impression stamps; G335 Sea Turtles, E651 Sea Anemones and  F454 Swimming Turtles  Next I used a brayer to create my sea floor and my sea using several different dye inks.  After brayering, I stamped in the sea floor using F270 Sea Shore Stamp.  

    After all that brayering and stamping I started coloring in my images, using my fav Prisma pencils.  I made several extra images so that I could pop all the turtles, some twice, as well as the flowering anemones and some shells.  I added in some white highlights using a white paint pen and then added some crystal Stickles and some shimmer with my glitter pen. I then inked the edges with some dark brown ink and called it done.

     The final step was to pop the scene and mat it onto a piece of turquoise blue paper.

Mary Anne

SEW Wonderful!

Hi, friends!  I'm back with another card featuring stamps from the Great Impressions store!  This time I have a soft, pastel card with a sewing theme and a punny sentiment--I LOVE me a good pun!

Here's the card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Products used: D433 Sewing Machine, D431 Sew Wonderful.

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek!  Next week I'll be back with another creation for your viewing pleasure!  I hope you'll participate in our monthly challenge and if you use GI stamps, make sure to add it to our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Color Me Happy

Hi, it's Wonderful Wednesday with Joni
Today I have this adorable stamp from Great Impressions:

F499 Sweet Chick along with the new sentiment:

G464 Color Me Happy.

I colored the image with copics then die cut some layers to add interest. 

Flower was also made from a die. 

DP Is Doodlebug Springtime.

Check out all the new items at Great Impressions

Inspiration Day with Carolyn

Hi ya peeps, today for my inspiration I* decided to create a simple card.

The snow is melted and the trees are starting to bud and the birds are 

chirping. I thought a spring card was in order for today.

The stamp is used is called Flowery Tree 9238 and it's a pretty

cool stamp. I decided to use one color for a soft look. I added a few

embellies and a pretty felt bird. A simple and spring like card.

Join in on our current challenge, we'd love to see what you create or

share a creation on out FB page. Happy crafting!

Carolyn

Beautiful Flowers

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a card with you that I really enjoyed making!!

One of my absolute favorite things about spring is starting to see my flowers come up and bloom!

With that being said, the Lily's Garden (H10) stamp is a must have for anyone who loves flowers!!

Isn't this such a beautiful image?!
I love it!

I also used the For Someone Special (A109) sentiment!

More details on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a wonderful week!

INSPIRATION SATURDAY WITH ELLEN

Hello sweet Great Impressions friends! 

This is Ellen from In a World of Craft with more inspiration for you. I hope you are enjoying all of the inspiration from our awesome Design Team! Here is what I have for you today:

More details on my blog here

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (Scott  -  F578))

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge (starting tomorrow) and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK!

Happy Crafting!

Hoppy Easter!

Hi, friends!  I'm back with another card  featuring stamps from the Great Impressions store!  This time I have one last card for Easter using a DARLING bunny image and some fun colored flowers!  Isn't he darling and perfect for Sunday's holiday?!

Here's the card~

More details on my blog HERE.

Products used: E578 Happy Easter Blossoms, E529 A Bunny Hug.

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek!  Next week I'll be back with another creation for your viewing pleasure!  I hope you'll participate in our monthly challenge and if you use GI stamps, make sure to add it to our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Hi, it's Joni.
Today I have a delicious jellybean card from Great Impressions. 

I am using the new E831 Who Ate All the Jellybeans.

I stamped the image in black on mint green card stock.

The delicious jar of jellybeans is image E712 Jelly Bean Jar.
Check out my blog for more details.

Inspiration day with Carolyn..

Hi ya peeps! 

It's my inspiration day and I wanted to share my take on triptych art.

I've been wanting to "cut up" a scene on a card for awhile now

and I finally did it but it's in four pieces and not three.

It's the thought that counts so I am pleased with the results.

I may have to create a couple of cards in the future to perfect

the technique. It's all about spacing, framing and choice of art.

The stamp I used is called F555 Bucket of Flowers.

I colored the image using Prismacolor pencils and used

typed words for the sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping for some inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK!

Birthday Cake

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a card with you!

Our current monthly challenge is Polka Dots, Pink and Glitter!
What a fun combination!

Be sure to join in, we'd love to see what you create!

With the challenge in mind, I thought it would be fun to create another fun girly birthday card:

I used the Floral Cake (E819) for my main image! Yummy!!
The "Happy Birthday" tag is from the Tags Rubber Stamp set (G483).

More details on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a wonderful week!

INSPIRATION SATURDAY WITH ELLEN

Hello sweet Great Impressions friends!  

This is Ellen from In a World of Craft with more inspiration for you. I hope you are enjoying all of the inspiration from our awesome Design Team! Here is what I have for you today: 

More details on my blog here 

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (Gracie with Bunny - H252 and Hello Friend - B152); Dies: Spellbinders; DP: MME; Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon); EF: Darice)

I think Gracie is just adorable with her bunny! Don’t you?

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge (starting tomorrow) and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK!

Happy Crafting!

Easter in White

       Today I'm sharing a classic Easter tag using E747 Easter Greetings.  It's another of my favorite Easter stamps.  It works inside or on the outside of a card.  

     I stamped E747 Easter Greetings 4 times and colored then popped the different layers using dimensional tape.   After mounting it on beautiful Egg shaped die I added lots of sparkle with Stickles; I wish you could see how it absolutely shimmers in the light. Finally a pretty bow was added and now it's ready to be attached to a chocolate bunny or Easter Basket.  

Autism Awareness

Hi, friends!  I'm back with another card featuring stamps from the Great Impressions store!  This time I have a card that is for a cause that is near and dear to my heart--Autism Awareness.  April is Autism Awareness month and since I have worked with and am finishing my degree to be able to teach these kiddos, I felt I needed to bring attention to it this month somehow--and this image is PERFECT because the Autism Awareness symbol is a puzzle piece. :)

Here's the card~

More details on my blog HERE.

Video Tutorial~

Products used: F572 Heart Puzzle, B233 For Friends.

Thank you so much for stopping by to take a peek!  Next week I'll be back with another creation for your viewing pleasure!  I hope you'll  participate in our monthly challenge and if you use GI stamps, make sure to add it to our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!